Finance Monthly M&A Awards 2019 - Winners Edition

FINANCE MONTHLY M&A AWARDS 2019 79 ABOUT GILLES ATHAW Gilles is a director and founding member of C&A Law, a law firm established in Mauritius, under the Law Practitioner’s Act and registered by the office of the Attorney General in Mauritius. Qualified in the United Kingdom and called to the Bar of England and Wales and to the Bar of Mauritius, Gilles has over 14 years’ experience in his specialised field and advises leading international financial institutions and investment as well as trading corporates. The transactions on which Gilles advises include cross border financing, corporate restructuring, project finance, mergers and acquisitions, funds set up and IPO. Gilles is also the former Vice Chairman of the Independent Review Panel of Mauritius, a statutory body set up to determine appeals lodged in respect of public procurement exercises. Gilles is independently endorsed as a Leading Lawyer by IFLR 1000 and Chambers Global in his fields of practice. Gilles is bilingual and is fluent in both English and French. Notable and recent transactions on which Gilles has acted include: • Advised Mara Delta Property Holdings Limited, a public company listed on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius and on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange for the acquisition of interests in various hotels and office building in Mauritius with transactions amounts in excess of USD 100 Million; • Advised Banpu Power International limited, a Mauritian subsidiary, in relation to the proposed IPO inside and outside of Thailand of securities of its parent, Banpu Power Public Company Limited raising USD 389 Million. • Advised various financial institutions on cross border financing aggregating amounts in excess of USD 500M. FIRM PROFILE C&A Law is a highly specialized law firm which focuses on corporate, commercial and financial services matters to both international and domestic clients. C&A Law has achieved recognition through its excellent, timely, cost efficient and practical approach to resolving client issues and has earned favourable reviews for the quality of its work, availability and its turn- around time. C&A Law is also recognized as a Leading Law Firm by IFLR 1000 and Chambers Global and among the Firm’s accolades and recognitions include: • “Corporate Law Firm of the Year- Mauritius” awarded by Finance Monthly for the M&A Awards 2015 • “Excellence in Corporate Law-Mauritius” awarded by Corporate LiveWire for the Legal Awards 2015 • “Corporate Law Firm of the Year- Mauritius” awarded by Finance Monthly for the Global Awards 2014. • “Full Service Law Firm of the Year in Mauritius” awarded by Global Law Experts for the 2013 Practice Awards. • “Finance Deal Maker of the Year Award 2012” awarded by Finance Monthly in respect of the sale of Actis in Accra Mall to Atterbury and Sanlam. • “Project Finance Deal of the Year- IFLR ASIA AWARD 2012” awarded by IFRL in respect of the financing of the Jurong Aromatics Project. AREAS OF EXPERTISE • Cross-border transactions • Mergers and Acquisitions • Project Finance • Banking • Corporate • Capital Markets